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Three-dimensional particle image velocimetry for use in three-phase fluidization systems

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A three-dimensional particle image velocimetry (3-DPIV) system is developed to measure the three-dimensional local flow properties of gas-liquid and gas-liquid-solid fluidization systems. The 3-DPIV system requires one camera to simultaneous record orthogonal views of the flow field created by a special optical arrangement. The 3-DPIV has been successfully calibrated and is capable of providing qualitative and quantitative flow information including three-dimensional, full-field, instantaneous velocities, accelerations and holdups of each phase. In this study, sample results of the application of the 3-DPIV technique to a three-dimensional gas-liquid-solid fluidization system operating in the dispersed bubble flow regime demonstrate that the 3-DPIV technique is an effective instrument in studying the local, transient flow phenomena in multiphase systems.

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Abbreviations

D :

focal length of camera

d a :

horizontal offset

Δl :

particle displacement

Δt :

time interval between consecutive video frames

U :

particle velocity

Ul :

superficial liquid velocity

Ug :

superficial gas velocity

V :

virtual viewpoint of orthogonal projection

x, y, z :

spatial coordinates

z a :

vertical offset

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 140 W. 19th Ave., 43210, Columbus, Ohio, USA

    J. Reese & L. S. Fan

  2. Department of Mechanical and Marine Engineering, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan

    R. C. Chen

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This work was supported by the NSF Grant CTS-9200793.

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Reese, J., Chen, R.C. & Fan, L.S. Three-dimensional particle image velocimetry for use in three-phase fluidization systems. Experiments in Fluids 19, 367–378 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00190253

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